Tunisia

We are reaffirming our cautious view of MENA stocks as deteriorating risk sentiment and a drop in oil prices weigh heavy on regional bourses. Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt saw steep... 2010-05-06

We have warned of downside risks to a number of North African currencies for several months now (see 'Dollar Strength: Key Implications For MENA FX,' February 5 2010; 'EGP: Short-Term... 2010-05-05

We are putting our bullish view of Dubai debt (up 12.1%) and stocks (down 8.0%) on hold for now. At some point, these distressed assets will resume their recovery, with potentially... 2010-04-28

We hold to our views on the MENA equity markets: we are cautious towards Kuwait, like Saudi, Egypt and Oman, and see long term potential in Dubai, Bahrain and Jordan. At the time... 2010-04-26

Yesterday's market turmoil has sent the euro tumbling back through support at US$1.3750/EUR, a development which could herald a period of renewed risk aversion, depending on today's... 2010-02-05

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's recent cabinet reshuffle is hoped to reinvigorate the economic reform effort and boost economic growth, but we nevertheless believe that... 2010-01-28

After losing some ground in December as the dollar strengthened, the Egyptian pound has since bounced back, trading at EGP5.45/US$ at the time of writing. With the short-term rally... 2010-01-07